BAGHDAD: Iraqi police say at least five people have been killed and 20 others wounded in a car bombing in a mainly Sunni area northwest of Baghdad.A police officer says the explosives-laden car was parked near sidewalk vendors at an outdoor market in Haditha. The officer gave the casualty toll on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to release the information.
Sunday’s attack is the latest in a series of blasts that have raised concerns about the ability of Iraqi forces to protect the population as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw by the end of 2011.
Haditha is in Anbar province, which was one of the most dangerous areas in Iraq until Sunni tribal leaders joined forces with the U.S. military to fight al Qaeda in Iraq.
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